Steam Siege

Nidoking

STSFR45· Rare
Nidoking STS 45

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What the card itself says

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HP
150
Type
Psychic
Stage
Stage 2
Retreat cost
4
Weakness
×2
Number
45/114
Set
Steam SiegeSTS
Illustrated by
Mina Nakai

Its Ability

King's PalacePalais Royal

Your Nidoqueen's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).Les attaques de vos Nidoqueen infligent 20 dégâts supplémentaires au Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire (avant application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

Its attacks

Power LariatLasso Puissant

60+

This attack does 30 more damage for each Evolution Pokémon on your Bench.Cette attaque inflige 30 dégâts supplémentaires pour chaque Pokémon Évolutif sur votre Banc.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It has an Ability, King's Palace. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    It is a Stage 2. You have to come through Nidorino to get here, or find a Rare Candy to skip the middle step.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Psychic ×2. Against a Psychic Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,201 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Steam Siege landed here on 3 August 2016.

Every set, with both of its dates

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